Benefits of Colon Hydrotherapy
Why Colon Hydrotherapy?
The benefits of colon hydrotherapy could transform your health. Approximately 42 million Americans are troubled with constipation each year. If you're not having a bowel movement a minimum of once a day, and if it's not a Bristol Type 4 (see chart below) majority of the time, you could be having some serious issues with your digestion.
With a healthy bowel, elimination is quick and painless and will feel complete. Stools are medium to light brown have very little odour and will break up in water. A well-functioning bowel may have 2 to 3 bowel movements daily, depending on what you eat.
Digestive health is critical because our gut plays a huge role in our overall health and well-being. Bacteria in our gut makes up about 70% of our immune system, and it helps us to maintain a healthy weight, keeps our mood balanced and ensures that we are maximizing the nutrients from the food we eat.
A standard American diet (SAD) is characterized by high intake of energy-dense and processed food which are risk factors for many chronic diseases including diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular diseases. It can also negatively effect our gut microbiota and lead to inflammation, and chronic inflammatory diseases have been recognized as the most significant cause of death in the world today. With this typical diet, accumulated toxins may be absorbed and over time stresses the organs of elimination (liver, kidneys, skin and large intestine (colon). These toxins accumulate in the blood and lymphatic system, slowly causing auto-intoxication which then leads to disease.
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Colon hydrotherapy is recognized as one of the best ways to help your body eliminate these toxins, allowing your body to focus on healing and rejuvenating itself.
Benefits
Here are some of the commonly reported benefits of colon hydrotherapy. However everyone is bio-individual
and the results of treatment can vary and we make no claims or guarantee results.
Helps Relieve Constipation & Improves Muscle Tone
Constipation is the #1 complaint for many of our clients. The most common causes of constipation include not getting enough fibre in the daily diet, insufficient fluid intake and lack of exercise, resulting waste getting "stuck" from not being able to move smoothly through our large intestine. Colon hydrotherapy directly hydrates the colon, loosening up hard or impacted fecal matter, allowing it to move and be expelled. Regular colon hydrotherapy gives your bowel a spring clean and strengthens the muscles of your bowel, ensuring it remains healthy and constipation free.
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Improved Digestion
Many of us suffer from a range of digestive complaints these days, including Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Constipation and Diarrhea. Food that isn’t properly digested hides in the folds of your bowel wall, allowing bad bacteria to flourish and contribute to the feelings of bloating, gas, cramping, and urgent or delayed bowel movements that are associated with digestive complaints. Colon hydrotherapy clears the way for improved nutrient absorption, eliminating bad bacteria and toxins, and restores balance to your gut. It also improves the peristalsis movement and muscle tone of the intestine. With these improvements, it moves waste easier.
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Improved Concentration & Energy
A colon that inefficiently eliminates waste encourages toxins to be reabsorbed back into your bloodstream, leading to those tired and sluggish feelings we’ve all experienced. By cleansing your colon and improving its functions, the entire body is able to function more efficiently and eliminate these toxins. In addition, if the intestines are unable to absorb crucial vitamins and minerals due to accumulated waste, your concentration can be negatively affected and energy levels may be low. Colon hydrotherapy cleans out the colon and allows the right nutrients to be absorbed, which can result in better clarity and more energy. Beneficial gut bacteria also helps energy levels, encouraging you to be more active. Our clients report that Colon Hydrotherapy leaves them feeling rejuvenated and full of energy, giving you better blood & lymph circulation and a more restful sleep.
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Helps with Weight Loss
​Many of us have 5kg or more of impacted waste in our colon at any given time. Additionally, a diet low in fibre takes much longer to move along our digestive system than high-fibre foods. As a response, our body naturally produces excess mucous to assist in elimination, which physically weighs down your colon and contributes to bloated bellies. Colon hydrotherapy clears this waste, mucous, gas and undigested food from your colon, resulting in a flatter tummy.
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Decreased Anxiety
It’s often said that our gut is our second brain, so if we’re feeling out of balance in our gut, this sends a similar message to our brain and results in anxiety, depression and a generally low mood. Removing bad intestinal bacteria and re-adding the good guys with probiotics can alter the way you process emotional information, resulting in anti-anxiety and mood-enhancing effects.
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Improves Immune System Function
Detoxing your colon is a must for boosting your immune system. As we house the majority of our immune system within our colon, it is essential that we keep our colon clean so that we have a perfect breeding ground for healthy gut flora to proliferate. Regular cleansing means the immune system has less work to do, leaving it in a stronger state to fight the important battles.
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Improves Complexion & Skin Appearance
Our colon is our primary channel of waste elimination. When this isn’t working efficiently, the waste has to be eliminated via other means, which is when we start to see acne, pimples, eczema and other skin complaints. By cleansing your colon you take the burden off our other elimination organs (skin, liver, kidneys, pancreas) and allow them to work more efficiently, reducing embarrassing breakouts and unsightly rashes.
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Aids with Healing from Cancer
Some clients report that Colon Hydrotherapy was useful in their battle fighting cancer. Colonics can improve circulatory functions, stimulate the immune system, remove toxic waste, stimulate appetite, eliminate headaches, and boost energy.
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Decreases Risk of Colon Cancer
Your liver and gastrointestinal system processes all of the toxins your body absorbs, whether it be from your food, drink or the environment. Without complete and effective elimination channels, these toxins can cause problems for your body if allowed to build up over time. Polyps, cysts, and cancerous growths are all possible results of a blocked and stagnant digestive system.
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Detoxification
The body can naturally detoxify, but an unhealthy lifestyle and environmental chemicals can overload the system. This makes it difficult to get rid of all the toxins. Colon hydrotherapy can assist the body in flushing out harmful substances, such as toxins, parasites, gas, mucus and dead cells.
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Restores Hydration
Your colon hydrotherapy treatment gently instills warm filtered water into your colon, softening accumulated waste which then allows water to be absorbed more efficiently through the walls of your bowel.
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Colonoscopy Preparation
Colonoscopies are recommended at age 50, for early detection and prevention of colorectal cancer. Colon Hydrotherapy is a a prep alternative prescribed by many doctors that flushes out your digestive tract, effectively making your colon clean for your doctor. In way that is natural, safe, with respect to your time and overall health. If you are getting a colonoscopy, ask your doctor about having a colonic.
